Recent content by Rasputin

First time I've posted in ages, just to add my own spin on this since it seems to be taking over the discussion... When I first saw the episode, I was broadly certain I heard "get ready for an UPPERCUT YOU DIE!" Which was hilarious and made perfect sense to me. You've got to remember that the...

It's no surprise that this initiative is being launched under the infamously manga-mad Prime Minister Taro "Rozen" Aso. Subsidisations of culturally-enriching soft power over exploitative "hard" power are promising and should be encouraged elsewhere. A note of caution, mind. Aso is a manga fan...

The only word we have so far is an off-hand comment at a convention a year ago. If something larger was happening, I'd have a feeling we'd be hearing about it by now. No no no no no no! You can't stretch that to three seasons! Think in marketing! What is most likely to keep the franchise...

I saw it in 3D last night in New York (I'm across the Atlantic visiting my brother for a week, and this was a sterling opportunity). I agree that the 3D effect was used expertly in this feature to provide immersive depth and make a convincing case that this fantastical realm actually exists...

So before we get an influx of posters rubbing their hands with nihilistic glee at a company's tragic demise, how big a cash pile does 4Kids have left? I can't see many people extending it a loan in this climate.

Most certainly. Coraline's box office would be nowhere near what it is now if it wasn't for the 3D effect. News just in from Box Office Mojo is that its Monday revenue actually increased by 50% from last Monday...which is insane. Extremely positive word of mouth must've played a role somewhat...

Where did $120 million come from? No one's entirely sure what its budget was, but most people have broadly guessed that it's $70 million. It did go over budget due to being made by a new Portland-based startup and shooting in 3D, but most signs are that its gamble paid off. Let's just cross our...

Well, I did say that positive geek response would hold up the floor under Watchmen's losses and keep it afloat, and I am thoroughly prepared to eat my words. This is why I don't do box office analysis. Mind you, I'm quietly pleased that Coraline fell so softly. The Jonas diversion must have...

The difference with Snakes on a Plane is that geeks walked out of that movie feeling they'd been played for chumps. With Watchmen the regular movie-going audience probably felt the same way, but the cult audience has stayed behind. I know of several fellow geeks who want to watch it again on...

Well anyway, away from Watchmen talk... This was probably one of the easiest calls to make in the history of cinema, but now that Jonas Bros. is making less on 3D screens than Coraline is making on non-3D screens (even on a per-theatre basis, which is BAD), theatre owners are shifting Coraline...

I know for a fact that I'm not the first person to suggest that the cinema proprieters give the 3D screens back to Coraline. It made more on non-3D screens than Jonas Bros did on 3D screens, and I doubt the cinemas want to be stuck with a sub-million film hogging their prime real estate before...

Funny. I read that article completely independently of this site. Speaking as someone who does know a bit (not a lot, just a bit) about economics, the point of the article is not that the Oregon economy is dependent on Coraline, but that over the years Portland has developed an analogue to New...

I'm surprised there is no thread on this yet. Anyway, last night was held the Annie Awards, the American animation industry's most prestigious award ceremony. In an interesting development for the upcoming Oscars, Kung Fu Panda beat out Wall-E in a 13-Annie clean sweep, including Best Animated...

If I can play Richard Pryor with a baby Chocobo in a Final Fantasy game then I am so very sold. The more I'm hearing about this game, the more I like it.

...don't make me destroy you. *5 seconds in Google later...*